Woodbury

English

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Proper noun

Woodbury (countable and uncountable, plural Woodburys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0187).
   2. A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
   3. A small settlement near Geraldine, in southern Canterbury, New Zealand.
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A neighbourhood of Irvine, California.
      2. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
      3. A town in Meriwether County, Georgia.
      4. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois.
      5. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Indiana.
      6. A tiny city in Butler County, Kentucky.
      7. An unincorporated community in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan.
      8. A city in Washington County, Minnesota.
      9. A city, the county seat of Gloucester County, New Jersey.
      10. A hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York.
      11. A town and village in Orange County, New York.
      12. A small borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
      13. A town, the county seat of Cannon County, Tennessee.
      14. A town in Washington County, Vermont.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• North Woodbury
• Woodbury County
• Woodburytype

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodbury is the 4924^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7144 individuals. Woodbury is most common among White (82.56%) and Black/African American (11.77%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• rubywood